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Letters from Messrs. G. E. Porter, C. Boulnois, and W. P. Duff, 

 Col. F. D. Atkinson, andBabu Joygopal Bysack, intimating their desire 

 to withdraw from the Society were recorded. 



The following gentlemen, duly proposed at the last meeting, were 

 balloted for and elected as ordinary members. 



Lieut. C. Macgregor. 



P. Carnegy, Esq. 



J. Middleton Scott, Esq. 



The following gentlemen were named for ballot as ordinary members 

 at the ensuing meeting. 



D. Waldie, Esq., proposed by J. H. Robinson, Esq., seconded by 

 A. G-rote, Esq. 



V. Ball, Esq., proposed by W. Theobald, Esq., Junior, seconded by 

 H. F. Blanford, Esq. 



S. Jennings, Esq., proposed by Mr. Grote and seconded by Mr. 

 Blanford. 



The receipt of the following communications were announced. 



1. From Lieut.-Col. E. T. Dalton, Notes during a tour in 1864-65. 



This paper of which the following is an abstract, w T as read by the 

 Secretary. 



There are in Maunbhoom architectural remains of two distinct types. 

 Those which appear to be most ancient, are ascribed traditionally to a 

 race called variously Serap, Serab, Serak and Srawaka, who were pro- 

 bably the earliest Aryan colonists in this part of India, as even the 

 ( Bhoomij,' the oldest settlers of the existing races, declare that their 

 ancestors found these ruins in the forests that they cleared. Similar 

 traditions are extant in Eastern Singbhoom, where the early settlements 

 of the Srawaks were broken up by the warlike Hos or Lurka Coles* 

 The temple ruins of the Srawaks are found along the banks of the 

 Damooda, the Cossai and other streams, especially the Cossai. Within 

 a few miles of the station of Purulia, and near that river, are the ruins 

 of an old settlement called Palma. This the writer had not visited, 

 but a description of the ruins, by Lieut. R. C. Money, had been received 

 by the writer, and was quoted at length in the paper. At this site 

 are " sculptures of perfectly naked figures standing on pedestals and 

 under canopies, with Egyptian looking head dresses, — the arms hang- 

 ing down straight by the sides, the hands turned in and touching the 



